Word: franked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Buffalo a freak primary brought about the following result: Frank X. Schwab, present Republican mayor, was renominated for his office on the Democratic ticket, defeating the regular Democratic designee, 2 to 1, but was defeated for renomination on the Republican ticket by another Republican...
Chairman will be Frank Warrenner Blair, Union Trust president, onetime drugstore clerk. President will be Robert Owen Lord, head of Guardian Detroit Group. Modest, he gave credit for Guardian Detroit Group's success to his subordinates, described them as "very fine young men who are not afraid of hard work...
Actor Milton Sills is the describer of leading cinemactors and cinemactresses. He calls Pola Negri "frank, tempestuous"; Janet Gaynor "radiant"; Ernest Torrence "rugged"; John Gilbert "young, reckless." He says that Adolphe Menjou has "fascinating wickedness," that Emil Jannings is the "master craftsman." He admits that the screen still awaits "its Duse and its Booth...
...beating Frank Shields, he was obliged to make certain legitimate requests which so displeased his gallery that booes were heard for Tilden. John. Van Ryn whacked himself about the knees with his racket but still could not take more than one set. Semi-finally Tilden played left-handed John Doeg of Santa Monica. Cal.. partner of George Lott in the doubles championship (TIME, Sept. 9). Doeg won the first set. Tilden won the second, Doeg won the third. The crisis, which Tilden had often arranged in the past for its histrionic effect, suddenly became an actuality, frightening and consequential...
There was never much doubt as to who would win. It had been suggested that the "beautiful friendship" which Tilden feels for Hunter, his partner in many a doubles match, might tempt him to toss the match. No one knows better than Big Bill how much Little Frank wants to win the national singles...